How would i count the number of times that two items are listed together in
the same row in a string of cells say b2 to g12.

"sell" and "stock" are togeter in rows D, E and F. Say - "Sell" is D3 and
"stock" is D11, "sell" is E5 and "stock" is E7, "sell" is F2 and "stock" is
F8. What fomula could i use that would give me an answer of 3?

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thanx

Hi
Try
=COUNTIF(B2:G12,"sell")

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Regards

Roger Govier


"dmack" wrote in message
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How would i count the number of times that two items are listed
together in
the same row in a string of cells say b2 to g12.

"sell" and "stock" are togeter in rows D, E and F. Say - "Sell" is D3
and
"stock" is D11, "sell" is E5 and "stock" is E7, "sell" is F2 and
"stock" is
F8. What fomula could i use that would give me an answer of 3?

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thanx

Roger, sorry i meant listed in the same column not row and you only included
"sell" not sell and stock. Looks like a difficult solution to this one.
Appreciate your assistance
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thanx


"Roger Govier" wrote:

Hi
Try
=COUNTIF(B2:G12,"sell")

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Regards

Roger Govier


"dmack" wrote in message
...
How would i count the number of times that two items are listed
together in
the same row in a string of cells say b2 to g12.

"sell" and "stock" are togeter in rows D, E and F. Say - "Sell" is D3
and
"stock" is D11, "sell" is E5 and "stock" is E7, "sell" is F2 and
"stock" is
F8. What fomula could i use that would give me an answer of 3?

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thanx

This worked on my test, but didnt have time to really beat it up. you would
need to add more countifs for all columns

=IF(AND(COUNTIF(D:D,"sell")0,COUNTIF(D:D,"stock") 0),1,0)+IF(AND(COUNTIF(D:D,"sell")0,COUNTIF(E:E, "stock")0),1,0)+IF(AND(COUNTIF(E:E,"sell")0,COUN TIF(E:E,"stock")0),1,0)
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"dmack" wrote:

How would i count the number of times that two items are listed together in
the same row in a string of cells say b2 to g12.

"sell" and "stock" are togeter in rows D, E and F. Say - "Sell" is D3 and
"stock" is D11, "sell" is E5 and "stock" is E7, "sell" is F2 and "stock" is
F8. What fomula could i use that would give me an answer of 3?

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thanx